LITERACY Narrative Planner

WRITING FOCUS: Narrative Text

MONDAY
WHOLE GROUP
FOCUS

INDEPENDENT
WORK

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Teacher models writing a

narrative beginning on the
whiteboard, focusing upon
creating a captivating opening
sentence.

Teacher reads a collection of

storybooks to the class, Revisiting the features of a
Narrative,
i.e.:
Beginning,
Complication and Resolution.

Develop a narrative plan using

the class and students as a
setting and as characters.
Have whole class input to
develop a complication and
resolution.

Teacher reads storybooks

focusing
upon
the
complication and resolution.

Teacher talks through steps

discussing and including the
important features of creating
an interesting beginning.

Discuss the narrative aspects

of the stories focusing upon
the
complication
and
resolution.

Teacher re-visits the whole

class narrative plan. After
discussing each aspect of the
plan
and
the
narrative
beginning the teacher makes
some changes and beginning
to edit the story; Grammar,
ideas and punctuation.

Discuss words that could be

used to make the opening
more interesting.

Teacher models planning of a

narrative, including characters
and setting, complication and
resolution.
Student design a plan of their
narrative.

Students write their own

narrative
beginning,
selfassessing against checklist
provided by the teacher.
Focus Captivating and
interesting opening sentence.

FOCUS GROUP

Teacher to support low

learners. Students to explore
picture storybooks to develop
an idea of story starters.
Focus group works together to
develop a bank of story starter
sentences for display.

ESL Students Use itranslate

app to decipher problem
words.
Select students can use
Dragon Dictation app to scribe
their ideas.

TARGETED
SHARING

Student share something they

have learnt with the class.

Student can create their own

theme,
or
choose
from
examples provided.

Teacher should write this up

on poster paper for display.
Begin to write the narrative
using the class plan to model
plan to paper.

Students continue drafting

their narrative focusing upon
the resolution.
When ready students use their
plan to begin drafting their own
narrative.

Teacher to assist students

who require help with the
narrative plan. Teacher to remodel to students step by step
a narrative plan. Visual
prompts are available for
student requiring motivation.
Students are encouraged and
assisted in developing their
own plan.

Teacher continues to help

students develop and finish
their plan. Group discussion of
complications and resolutions,
to develop a list of ideas for
display.

ESL Students Use itranslate

app to decipher problem
words.

ESL Students Use itranslate

app to decipher problem
words.

Select student can use Dragon

Dictation app to scribe their
ideas/narrative.
Teacher selects students to
share one aspect of their

Select student can use Dragon

Dictation app to scribe their
ideas.
Teacher selects students to
share the beginning of their

Teacher
to
scribe
idea
changes in a red marker on
the display poster.

Students continue to develop

their narratives.

Ask students to share the

resolution in their own story
and
discuss
how
one
resolution does not fit all
stories.
Discuss and introduce
message within the story.

the

Student use the displayed

narrative
information
for
assistance if required.

Students continue to develop

their narrative. When students
have completed the narrative
have
them
identify
the
message/moral within their
story.

Teacher to assist the continual

development
of
students
narrative plans. Students use
displays for assistance and
when ready begin to self-edit
ideas, spelling, structure.

When all editing is complete

students may begin to publish
their work in written format or
on the computer.
Students are assisted in
working towards finishing their
narrative,
when
complete
students beginning to edit in
pairs underlining and areas of
concern.

ESL Students Use itranslate

app to decipher problem
words.
Select student can use Dragon
Dictation app to scribe their
ideas.
Teacher selects students to
share their complication and if

ESL Students Use itranslate

app to decipher problem
words.
Select student can use Dragon
Dictation app to scribe their
ideas.
Teacher selects student to
read the narrative to the class.

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